This weekend’s jam is hotting up with rider confirmations starting to appear via email from team managers and product arriving in the mail. Here’s some footage of both Philipp Schuster and Jani Laitiala who are flying over this Saturday for Meanwhile’s 2008 Gap Jam courtesy of our sponsors Globe Shoes and Blind Skateboards. Kick off is at midday and its FREE.
The Matix Clothing team have just finished another photoshoot for next seasons togs. Click the footage below to spot Daewon Song, Rick McCrank, BB and co get to work at Channel Street.
Calling all skateboarders in Brighton: On Monday the 18th August, Nancy Platts (standing to be an MP), is arranging a large group photo at The Level skatepark to demonstrate how many people are encouraging the construction of a new skatepark.
We’re sure that any of you who frequent The Level are aware of what a vital part of the Brighton scene it is, and how desperately it needs to be re-vamped and made bigger and better. By attending this, the press release sent to local media should prove very helpful in getting that step closer to a new park.
The photo shoot will take place at 1pm, so make sure you get everyone you know to come along and help transform The Level into something incredible.
The House Skatepark will be holding their annual comp this Saturday 13th September.
Getting in costs a mere five pounds, but if you want to compete then that’s covered in the entry fee! You may want to get in training because the prize is a stonking ten year free pass to the House Skatepark. FREE skateboarding (without getting chucked out!) for a decade!
With the likes of Blueprint, Death, Shit Skateboards, Unabomber, The Harmony, Karma, Stereo, A Third Foot amongst others supporting this, you really can’t miss out. Especially when there’s curry involved.
Head over to www.thehouseskatepark.co.uk for more info.
Talking Jive: Stanley
Hunched with an SLR: Trix
Shoving VXs where the sun don’t shine: Nick Richards
What are your first thoughts when you think of South Wales?
They copulate with sheep don’t they?
Oh, I heard there was a rift in time there.
They like Rugby, and dragons. Yeah they love their dragons; do they not acknowledge their non-existence?
I don’t know, but I fancy Charlotte Church a bit I suppose.
Well, aside from the myths, the stereotypes and a fictional dues ex machina that time lords take advantage of whenever the plot goes out of control, there is one thing that’s impossible to deny. That is of course, the area’s prolific nature when producing ludicrously talented skateboarders. So much so in fact, that this particular location is just a big fat slag with an impeccable taste for wood-pushers.
Matt Pritchard, Lee Dainton, Matt Davies and co. were amongst the first to help Cardiff’s blip on the radar swell up like a 20 car pile-up on the M4. Before it had the chance to be swept away, Scott Magil’s ‘Who?’ and Dykie’s Crayon Skateboards took aim with an M67 and blew the scene sky high. People had no choice but to pay attention. The unparalleled balls-out (often literally) approach to skating became a common motif in South Wales skating.
Following in the grubby footsteps is Nick Richards and the 10:30 Warriors, who are causing some serious business while filming for the hotly anticipated Hologram.
These boyos have been at the heart of the Cardiff and Newport skate scene for most of their lives, united by their passions for skating the shit out of everything and generally dicking about like Welsh scummers. At this rate Hologram is shaping to be the perfect combination between styled out gnar and unashamed scumbag antics. Isn’t this what skateboarding is all about?
We’ve had the pleasure of getting an exclusive insight at their recent filming trip to Barcelona. Check out some of the dirty and slutty shots from their trip here, and make sure you have a peep at the sickity sick 15 minute off-cuts (just imagine what’s been kept!) edit that Nick has spliced together with his usual tender love and care. Click on the picture opposite to see the boys who have no shame whilst in Spain, but be warned, it’s almost certainly NSFW, but just as slick as it is sick. Hologram is expected to drop around Christmas time to stoke out your stocking.
Hold Tight South Wales.
Ryan Thomas floats this comfortable kickflip over that uncomfortable chair while Nick gets his head superglued to a tree. Caught and stuck like a good’un.
Rhys The Ox gives this spot the bluntside shove in treatment. Tighty whiteys were mandatory.
Gareth Leak with a front 5 to fakie on that spot that refuses to look anything other than breathtaking on camera. Holy Landscapes Batman!
HOLLERGRAM. Stay tuned.
He also hates snow, but loves poptarts. Hear Jamal’s words of wisdom on this video posted by 10 Deep. We love Fridays… and we also love Jamal.
Fresh in this morning from DuFFs TM Mark Munson this morning sees City Skateboards UK rider Adam Howe cruise at a mobile skatepark…
Then party some more.
Jason ‘The Kid’ Adams has hooked up with Creature gnarl-machine Al Partanen to create this undeadly deck. Can Creature physically bring themselves to make something that’s not covered in mind-blowing awesome? Clearly not.
There’s only four hundred of these hand screened bad boys around, so go and support your local creature sharpish.
‘Harrison, where are these fucking reviews‘, yeah yeah I will have them done by Tuesday. This has been the start of all my conversation with the sarge for the last month. So, here it is. I’m typing this review fresh from a fact finding mission in Barcelona and here they are if you didn’t know already:
Fact 1 Drink Estelle Beer coz is cold and tastes good
Fact 2 Drink spirits in Spain as they just pour in the glass, no measure systems here.
Fact 3 Take your skateboard.
Fact 4 You must apply sun cream when skating in the summer.
Now we have covered the facts of Barca let’s cover the Stereo team board in as many stupid points as humanly possible, if you can think of more just email Zac a picture of your sister (if she is 18 or older) and I am sure he will get in touch.
The Stereo Deck Facts
1 Made of Wood
2 Team board graphic
4 Rides like dream.
5 Plenty of pop.
6 Could get you girls.
7 If you see another rider with the same board you could start a conversation with “Hey we got the same board”.
8 As we all know Stereo boards fill the slipstream of coolness, coz Jason Lee is Earl on TV. Right?
9 Benny Fairfax and Olly Todd both ride for them.
10 Jason Lee once turned up at my birthday party back in 92, after spotting my mini ramp from the street.
11 Can be used to break a car window if you get trapped in a car.
12 You get thrown out of your hotel for pissing of the balcony; you could keep warm by making a fire out of this prime maple (If you find yourself in this scenario, make sure you leave the trucks on as these are a conductor of heat so you can use these to cook up a few sausages on)
13 Fact ten is a lie, but I did have a mini you could see from the street.
14 Buy Stereo skateboards.
15 Never try to write loads of fact about a fucking skateboard.
MAIN FACT: Stereo skateboards rock and can be found at the Stereo Sound Agency
Harrison